The Raspberry Pi is a mini laptop with low power and low cost, which sells for around 40 euros. But then at this price you get a processor, memory, and some ports you need, you have to provide the display, keyboard, mouse, and even the operating system.
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However, the fact that the Raspberry Pi is so special was the community of software developers and components found interesting ways to use the mini computer since it was launched in 2012.
People have used it to build robots, cameras, smartphones, game consoles, and even small notebooks. Soon, the developers of the Raspberry Pi, will be able to build their own tablet with a Raspberry Pi .
The head of the software and hardware architecture of the Raspberry Pi, Eben Upton, unveiled a next accessory in the form of a screen at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference.
This is for a VGA monitor with a 7-inch capacitive touch screen, and is designed to be connected to a mini-computer Raspberry Pi.
You can use it to build a tablet, this could be a great idea, although the tablet is a little thick for everyday use. But you can also use the touch screen to build other types of devices whose size does not matter. It could serve as a viewfinder for a camera, a virtual keyboard, or other component to a game console, a camera or other devices mentioned above.
TechCrunch reports that the screen should be available by the end of the year.
Later in the interview, Upton also described that the cheapest Raspberry Pi Model A (which costs only US $ 25 against the $ 35 for the beefier Model B) as a flop because it is "only" sold approximately 100,000 units versus 4,000,000 for the Model B. The goal is obviously to remedy with a Model A +. "We will make an announcement about a Model A + soon. I think the product will be exciting " , he has said, without giving details on what it will be.
The Foundation recently released an improved version of Model B, called Model B +, which has more USB ports, a larger number of pins, an SD card slot, improved audio and a few other improvements.
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However, the fact that the Raspberry Pi is so special was the community of software developers and components found interesting ways to use the mini computer since it was launched in 2012.
People have used it to build robots, cameras, smartphones, game consoles, and even small notebooks. Soon, the developers of the Raspberry Pi, will be able to build their own tablet with a Raspberry Pi .
This is for a VGA monitor with a 7-inch capacitive touch screen, and is designed to be connected to a mini-computer Raspberry Pi.
You can use it to build a tablet, this could be a great idea, although the tablet is a little thick for everyday use. But you can also use the touch screen to build other types of devices whose size does not matter. It could serve as a viewfinder for a camera, a virtual keyboard, or other component to a game console, a camera or other devices mentioned above.
TechCrunch reports that the screen should be available by the end of the year.
Later in the interview, Upton also described that the cheapest Raspberry Pi Model A (which costs only US $ 25 against the $ 35 for the beefier Model B) as a flop because it is "only" sold approximately 100,000 units versus 4,000,000 for the Model B. The goal is obviously to remedy with a Model A +. "We will make an announcement about a Model A + soon. I think the product will be exciting " , he has said, without giving details on what it will be.
The Foundation recently released an improved version of Model B, called Model B +, which has more USB ports, a larger number of pins, an SD card slot, improved audio and a few other improvements.